The Designer Tie and The Bolo Tie In the late 1940s, a silversmith named Victor Cedarstaff went riding with friends in the Bradshaw Mountains outside Wickenburg, Arizona. When the wind blew his hat off, Cedarstaff removed the hatband, which had a silver buckle he did not want to lose, and put it around his neck.
Posted: 2007-06-01
Category: Clothing
The Business Suit Takes Shape As millions of men all over the world don their dark suit, white shirt and necktie every morning in preparation for another hard day at the office, they pay homage to a style that dates back almost two hundred years. So it�s only proper that you should know its origin.
Posted: 2007-05-25
Category: Clothing
Simon Carter Designer Cufflinks Provide A Refreshing Change. Simon Carter is considered one of Britain�s premier men�s fashion accessories designers. He holds his position steady in an increasingly competitive market, which was, until recently, undersupplied. Things have certainly changed, now us chaps are getting the choice and variety we demand, new, exciting and refreshing cufflink designs that we actually want to wear.
Posted: 2007-05-21
Category: Clothing
Genoa Jeans We can easily relate Denim to Levis and its American Wild West culture. But this fabric was adopted from another continent by early Americans who created functional hard wearing work gear. At the same time they introduced a style without the aid of catwalks and drop dead handsome models.
Posted: 2007-05-17
Category: Clothing
The English Madder Silk Tie The English madder silk tie is recognised worldwide as an icon of British style. It�s a home grown classic with a proud heritage and a distinct provenance. The �madder� part of this lovely phrase refers to a natural dye from a Eurasian herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctoria.Its continuing success through decades of rise and fall owe much too scientific intervention.
Posted: 2007-05-15
Category: Clothing
The Leather Wallet, a Functional Fashion Accessory Men�s wallets have recently been elevated to �fashion accessory� status, originally created to perform a specific function, to carry paper money; we�ve just given it a much needed face lift.
Posted: 2007-05-08
Category: Clothing
The old school tie is back in fashion again It�s well documented that in 1880, the rowing club at Oxford University's Exeter College, invented the first school tie. After an emotional win over their rivals, they celebrated by removing their ribbon hat bands from their boater hats and tying them, four-in-hand around their necks.
Posted: 2007-05-03
Category: Clothing
London cufflink designer takes on the world Ian Flaherty designs and manufactures men�s cufflinks in his workshop in London ready to be distributed nationally and internationally.
